Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed that the band has no plans to tour the United States again in the foreseeable future, citing concerns about the country's current state.

In a new interview with the Daily Mail, May explained why a return is currently off the table due to what he perceives as increased danger.

"America is a dangerous place at the moment, so you have to take that into account," May said.

Queen has a deep history with the United States, having performed hundreds of shows across the country throughout the mid-to-late 1970s and early 1980s.

More recently, the band toured extensively in North America with Adam Lambert, who joined as lead vocalist in 2014.

Despite that long-standing relationship, May says the current climate has made touring the U.S.

a more complicated decision.

"Everyone is thinking twice about going there at the moment," he added.

This comes amid heightened political and social tensions in the United States, including widespread protests against ICE following the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during encounters with ICE agents.

Numerous musicians have publicly criticized ICE and President Donald Trump, including Green Day, Neil Young, Moby, Duran Duran, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, and Bruce Springsteen, who recently released the protest song "Streets of Minneapolis." In the interview, May also expressed concern over increasing division and cruelty in the world.

"I feel despondent about the world of humans," he said.

"It keeps me awake at night.

The cruelty, the ignorance, the lies, the rewriting of history.

I think an understanding and love of art and music make it impossible to be the kind of person who wants to go out and be cruel to others." May emphasized that he believes people should spend more time looking at the stars and making music rather than adding to the world's suffering.